Neil DeGrasse Tyson considered becoming a male stripper to make money during graduate school. When he visited the club, the dancers came out with lighter fluid soaked jockstraps and set them ablaze while dancing to “Great Balls of Fire.” He chose math tutoring instead.
5
Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
21
To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
627
The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts 3 naked men with their hands on each others shoulders.
263
If you fake a laugh long enough, you'll actually start to laugh really hard.
44
Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
1k